Box Green
What is Box Green?
This is a WinCheck/CMI (variant) adware/browser hijacker variant that injects code into the user's web browser (IE, Chrome and Firefox). It is known as an ad-injector, a malicious process that once inside the web browser will hijack existing advertisements of underlying web sites (not associated with the website itself). It will also inject new ads in white space on the site or images that have standard banner sizes. These ads are typically for promoting shopping discount coupons, ads for PC optimizers or bundled PUP offers, or malvertising since it runs on sketchy ad networks.This runs as a startup process called WinCheck in the user's startup registry (Run key) and will execute each time the computer is restarted and the user logs in.
How do you know if you are infected? First, if you have this program installed then this adware is most likely still running. Next, you see ads in the browser that say something like "Ads by WinCheck".
Overview
The most common release is 2015.08.11.050453, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 167.99 MB (176,147,199 bytes).
- Integrates into the web browser
- Installs a Windows Service
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- This program has a poor reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Box Green has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Box Green
URL: boxgreenapp.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Box Green
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Box Green\BoxGreenUn.exe REP_
Estimated size: 167.99 MB
Files installed by Box Green
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BoxGreenbho.dll - Box Green
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BoxGreenUninstall.exe
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updateBoxGreen.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- BoxGreenbho.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Box Green 1.0.0.7' with the class of {d31b71f2-4757-4e17-af73-6b0ce2cee7c6}.
Service
- updateBoxGreen.exe runs as a service named 'Update Box Green' (Update Box Green).
How do I remove Box Green?
You can uninstall Box Green from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Box Green, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Box Green.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Box Green you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 67%
Win 7 (SP1) 17%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 82%
Keep it 18%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 |
66.67% |
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Windows Vista |
16.67% |
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Windows 7 |
16.67% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 8.1 |
33.33% |
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Windows 8 |
16.67% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
16.67% |
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Windows 10 Pro |
16.67% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
16.67% |
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Geography
45.45% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
45.45% |
France |
27.27% |
New Zealand |
9.09% |
Canada |
9.09% |
Saudi Arabia |
9.09% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
60.00% |
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Medion |
20.00% |
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Dell |
20.00% |
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Common models |
TOSHIBA Satellite C55-B |
20.00% |
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MEDION MS-7800 |
20.00% |
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HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebo... |
20.00% |
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Dell Latitude E4300 |
20.00% |
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HP 15 Notebook PC |
20.00% |
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About Yontoo Technology
Yontoo, a subsidiary/alias of ad-hijacker Sambreel, is a publisher of ad-supported web browser extensions designed to inject and display advertisements within the browser.
Publisher URL: www.yontoo.com